Sebastian J. Müller completed his PhD in American Studies at the University of Bayreuth and currently works as a content manager for an educational website in Nürnberg, Germany.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionGroundings and Points of Departure: The Frontier, the SF Frontier, and ­Neo-Frontier Spaces­Neo-Frontier Spaces and the Medium of TelevisionThe Structure of This Study1. Theorizing ­Neo-Frontier Spaces: Science Fiction, Space(s), and FrontiersScience Fiction and the ­Post-Apocalyptic as Modes of Thinking­Re-Thinking the Construction of Space(s)From Frontiers to ­Neo-Frontier Spaces2. Frontiers of Futures Past: Outer Space and the Origins of ­Neo-Frontier Spaces in Star Trek and FireflyReading the Frontier in Star TrekPushing the “Final Frontier”: Exploring Heterogeneous Spaces in Star TrekReading the Frontier in Firefly­Re-Envisioning the Universe: Connecting Spaces and Fragmenting Places in Firefly3. Moving Beyond: Rethinking Binaries, Borders, and the Planet in Terra NovaFrom the Settler Colony to Transgressive ­Neo-Frontier “Thirdspace(s)”From the Wilderness/Civilization Binary to Places of ­Co-Presence and InterdependenceNeo-Frontier Climate Change Riskscapes and Capitalist World-MakingUtopian/Dystopian Patchwork Spaces and Utopia/Dystopia as Temporal Stages4. Spaces in Flux: ­Re-Living the Present and Coming to Terms with the (Mythical) Past in DefianceThe Frontier City of Defiance and the “Interwoven Threads” of Urban SpacesFrom Spaces of Colonial Belonging to Spaces of Ecosystemic BelongingPost-Apocalyptic Terraforming Riskscapes and Technological ­World-MakingFragmented Cityscapes and the Problems of American Dreaming5. On the Brink: Making New Spaces and Collapsing Boundaries in The 100The Ark and the Settler Camp as Spaces of Permanence and TemporarinessFrom Human/­Non-Human Spaces to Technological Ecosystems and a ­Neo-Frontier “Ground”Human/­Non-Human Riskscapes of Uncertainty and Risky ­World-MakingUtopia/Dystopia as Political Choices and the Pitfalls of Social DreamingConclusion: ­Neo-Frontier Spaces and American Culture in the ­Twenty-First CenturyVideographyChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex

Sebastian J. Müller completed his PhD in American Studies at the University of Bayreuth and currently works as a content manager for an educational website in Nürnberg, Germany.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionGroundings and Points of Departure: The Frontier, the SF Frontier, and ­Neo-Frontier Spaces­Neo-Frontier Spaces and the Medium of TelevisionThe Structure of This Study1. Theorizing ­Neo-Frontier Spaces: Science Fiction, Space(s), and FrontiersScience Fiction and the ­Post-Apocalyptic as Modes of Thinking­Re-Thinking the Construction of Space(s)From Frontiers to ­Neo-Frontier Spaces2. Frontiers of Futures Past: Outer Space and the Origins of ­Neo-Frontier Spaces in Star Trek and FireflyReading the Frontier in Star TrekPushing the “Final Frontier”: Exploring Heterogeneous Spaces in Star TrekReading the Frontier in Firefly­Re-Envisioning the Universe: Connecting Spaces and Fragmenting Places in Firefly3. Moving Beyond: Rethinking Binaries, Borders, and the Planet in Terra NovaFrom the Settler Colony to Transgressive ­Neo-Frontier “Thirdspace(s)”From the Wilderness/Civilization Binary to Places of ­Co-Presence and InterdependenceNeo-Frontier Climate Change Riskscapes and Capitalist World-MakingUtopian/Dystopian Patchwork Spaces and Utopia/Dystopia as Temporal Stages4. Spaces in Flux: ­Re-Living the Present and Coming to Terms with the (Mythical) Past in DefianceThe Frontier City of Defiance and the “Interwoven Threads” of Urban SpacesFrom Spaces of Colonial Belonging to Spaces of Ecosystemic BelongingPost-Apocalyptic Terraforming Riskscapes and Technological ­World-MakingFragmented Cityscapes and the Problems of American Dreaming5. On the Brink: Making New Spaces and Collapsing Boundaries in The 100The Ark and the Settler Camp as Spaces of Permanence and TemporarinessFrom Human/­Non-Human Spaces to Technological Ecosystems and a ­Neo-Frontier “Ground”Human/­Non-Human Riskscapes of Uncertainty and Risky ­World-MakingUtopia/Dystopia as Political Choices and the Pitfalls of Social DreamingConclusion: ­Neo-Frontier Spaces and American Culture in the ­Twenty-First CenturyVideographyChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex

Sebastian J. Müller completed his PhD in American Studies at the University of Bayreuth and currently works as a content manager for an educational website in Nürnberg, Germany.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionGroundings and Points of Departure: The Frontier, the SF Frontier, and ­Neo-Frontier Spaces­Neo-Frontier Spaces and the Medium of TelevisionThe Structure of This Study1. Theorizing ­Neo-Frontier Spaces: Science Fiction, Space(s), and FrontiersScience Fiction and the ­Post-Apocalyptic as Modes of Thinking­Re-Thinking the Construction of Space(s)From Frontiers to ­Neo-Frontier Spaces2. Frontiers of Futures Past: Outer Space and the Origins of ­Neo-Frontier Spaces in Star Trek and FireflyReading the Frontier in Star TrekPushing the “Final Frontier”: Exploring Heterogeneous Spaces in Star TrekReading the Frontier in Firefly­Re-Envisioning the Universe: Connecting Spaces and Fragmenting Places in Firefly3. Moving Beyond: Rethinking Binaries, Borders, and the Planet in Terra NovaFrom the Settler Colony to Transgressive ­Neo-Frontier “Thirdspace(s)”From the Wilderness/Civilization Binary to Places of ­Co-Presence and InterdependenceNeo-Frontier Climate Change Riskscapes and Capitalist World-MakingUtopian/Dystopian Patchwork Spaces and Utopia/Dystopia as Temporal Stages4. Spaces in Flux: ­Re-Living the Present and Coming to Terms with the (Mythical) Past in DefianceThe Frontier City of Defiance and the “Interwoven Threads” of Urban SpacesFrom Spaces of Colonial Belonging to Spaces of Ecosystemic BelongingPost-Apocalyptic Terraforming Riskscapes and Technological ­World-MakingFragmented Cityscapes and the Problems of American Dreaming5. On the Brink: Making New Spaces and Collapsing Boundaries in The 100The Ark and the Settler Camp as Spaces of Permanence and TemporarinessFrom Human/­Non-Human Spaces to Technological Ecosystems and a ­Neo-Frontier “Ground”Human/­Non-Human Riskscapes of Uncertainty and Risky ­World-MakingUtopia/Dystopia as Political Choices and the Pitfalls of Social DreamingConclusion: ­Neo-Frontier Spaces and American Culture in the ­Twenty-First CenturyVideographyChapter NotesWorks CitedIndex